US states sue environmental agency over coal regulation
The EPA plan seeks to heavily regulate coal and other fossil fuel power plants, and shift much of the electric grid onto renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power.
Oct 24, 2015, 18:43 PM IST
UN declares end to Somalia polio outbreak
An assessment team conducted a review in Somalia in October, and decided the polio outbreak was over.
Oct 22, 2015, 17:42 PM IST
Apple to set up research centre in Indonesia
The minister said Apple Inc. has successfully developed such a plan in Brazil and wants to do so in Indonesia.
Oct 16, 2015, 19:48 PM IST
Last South Korean MERS patient again hospitalized
Medical staffs treating the patient, who has already suffered from lymphoma causing immunity disorder, stressed the "near-zero" possibility for him to have infected other people.
Oct 13, 2015, 16:36 PM IST
China to build charging stations to power electric cars
China to build charging stations by 2020 to power electric cars.
Oct 09, 2015, 11:32 AM IST
China's nature reserves flourishing
China has 428 natural reserves, covering over 96 million hectares. The population of endangered and rare species, such as golden monkeys, Asian elephants and dawn redwood trees, have been growing in these areas.
Oct 06, 2015, 23:27 PM IST
Taiwan dengue cases top 20,000
Taiwan has seen 20,241 dengue cases since May in the worst outbreak of the disease in 17 years, although it is now moderating, the island's disease control centre reported on Sunday.
Oct 04, 2015, 19:19 PM IST
Kenyan conservationists march for elephant, rhino protection
Leading Kenyan wildlife conservation lobby groups on Saturday took part in the global march to galvanize support for protection of rhinos and elephants that are facing serious threats like poaching and depletion of their habitats.
Oct 04, 2015, 15:23 PM IST
Bangladesh reports over 800 fresh dengue cases
Over 800 fresh cases of dengue were reported in Bangladesh capital Dhaka and the outskirts of the city over the last month, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to over 1,400 till September 30 this year.
Oct 03, 2015, 23:35 PM IST
Typhoon Mujigae set to hit China: Officials
Typhoon Mujigae, the 22nd typhoon of the year, is expected to hit China's eastern coastal region of Hainan or the western Guangdong province on Sunday, Chinese Met department has warned.
Oct 02, 2015, 21:56 PM IST
Myanmar to set up elephant sanctuary
Myanmar authorities will set up an elephant sanctuary and several rehabilitation camps in the country's southern Bago mountains, officials said on Thursday.
Sep 24, 2015, 16:30 PM IST
Chinese president bats for cooperative cyber space
Beijing advocates the building of a peaceful, secure, open and cooperative cyber space, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday.
Sep 24, 2015, 09:47 AM IST
34 children die from malnutrition in South Sudan
At least 34 children have died from malnutrition in the first week of September in South Sudan's Bentiu town, a UN spokesman has said.
Sep 22, 2015, 13:21 PM IST
Infant mortality rate drops in South Africa
South Africa has achieved the second fastest rate of decline in under-five mortality after Rwanda in the African continent, the government said.
Sep 21, 2015, 12:58 PM IST
VW orders probe into violation of US emission rules
German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) said it had ordered an external investigation of the violation of US emission rules.
Sep 21, 2015, 12:23 PM IST
Australia's Great Barrier Reef needs more care
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is deteriorating due to human activity, a new report released on Monday on the reef's health has shown.
Sep 21, 2015, 12:11 PM IST
Indonesia to take action over forest fires
The Indonesian government has initiated legal action against companies allegedly involved in causing forest fires in the country that have resulted in a haze enveloping Singapore and Malaysia, police said on Tuesday.
Sep 15, 2015, 23:20 PM IST
Two giant pandas to be released into wild
Two giant pandas bred in captivity will be released into the wild in southwest China's Sichuan province, authorities said on Tuesday.
Sep 15, 2015, 23:14 PM IST
Belgium's male police officers getting too fat
Belgium's male police officers are getting too fat to do their job properly, a local newspaper quoted interior ministry figures as saying on Tuesday.
Sep 15, 2015, 18:59 PM IST
Urgent action needed to improve air quality in London
London has been named as one of six major cities in Britain where urgent action is needed to improve air quality.
Sep 13, 2015, 08:27 AM IST
